On 12/01/2019 19:15, DG2YCB, Uwe wrote:
Hi,
I am using WSJT-X together with my Yaesu FT-991. Everything works fine
so far, including CAT Control either direct via serial port or with
OmniRig in between. However, using WSJT-X’s band selector for me is
somewhat problematic, as it only switches frequency at my rig but not
mode, ATU on/off and so on. I would need these information per band
(especially ATU on or off).
With my SSTV software (MMSSTV) I can/must specify the CAT commands for
switching the frequencies by myself, but can save them individually.
For example for switching to 20m SSTV I am using the CAT command
“MD0C;FA014230000;AC000;”. “MD0C” switches my FT-991 to DATA-USB mode,
“FA014230000;“ sets the frequency and “AC000;” switches the antenna
tuner off. As I need the ATU on some bands, for those bands I saved
commands ending with “AC001;”. Works perfect.
So, my question is: Is there any way to generate/save user-specific
CAT commands in WSJT-X?
In case it is not yet possible: Wouldn’t that be something for the
wish list?
Implementation in user interface could be done easily at the
Frequencies tab of Settings. Either as a new separate table after
Station information, or maybe even simply by adding one more column
“User-specific CAT commands” to the existing Station information
table. Likely, it is only needed to specify the ADDITIONAL
user-specific information needed when changing band, like in my case
“MD0C;AC000;”, because “FA014074000;” is already generated by the
built-in CAT control. After a band change, WSJT-X would the send a
combination of the standard command for frequency change plus that
user-specific CAT command. (As default fields for user-specific CAT
commands shall be empty.)
73 de DG2YCB,
Uwe
Hi Uwe,
if you use the Hamlib rigctld server (shipped with WSJT-X as
rigctld-wsjtx) then you can send any supported Hamlib command to your
rig from the command line while it is being used by WSJT-X on any
machine that can reach the rigctld server. Whether the command you want
is supported is another matter, a quick check reveals that only AC002 is
currently supported for the 991 but a function type to switch a tuner on
and off is available in Hamlib so enabling it for the 991 is trivial. It
is much easier to add support for a command to a Hamlib rig driver than
it is to provide generic commands for all rigs that WSJT-X might be
enhanced to use.
73
Bill
G4WJS.
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